Access was created in 2015 by Andrea Conrado, a humanitarian focused on international development. Andrea grew up in a neighborhood close to São Paulo's favelas, where drug trafficking and other trafficking-related crimes shape the surroundings. Her curiosity about the history of São Paulo and the dynamics of the communities led her to explore the favelas more deeply.
Observing the general difficulty of community life due to drug trafficking, crime and poverty, her discoveries motivated her to meet with local NGOs and community members previously involved in crime. These conversations ended up creating partnerships with other cultural projects that also aimed to impact as many people as possible.
A year after these conversations began, Andrea found some young adults who were active in the criminal world in these communities in São Paulo. Prison sentences motivated them to make a positive change in their lives and also in the lives of other young people in their communities. Andrea started meeting them once a week. Finally, she suggested starting a conflict resolution program for children, to educate them on how to act in compromising situations. His influence has spread. Andrea then started to establish more connections, hold more meetings and influence more people. His plans to create safe zones for São Paulo's youth began to gain more public interest and popularity. In October 2017, Access São Paulo opened its first support and education center.
Andrea's previous experiences with NGOs in Washington, D.C. influenced her decision to register Access São Paulo (ASP) in the United States, although the headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil. In July 2017, ASP obtained official status as a non-profit philanthropic entity. Andrea visits Washington, D.C. regularly to create contacts, raise funds and raise awareness of her cause.
Andrea's previous experiences with NGOs in Washington, D.C. influenced her decision to register Access São Paulo (ASP) in the United States, although the headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil. In July 2017, ASP obtained official status as a non-profit philanthropic entity. Andrea visits Washington, D.C. regularly to create contacts, raise funds and raise awareness of her cause.
Nosso projeto piloto “NAVE” (Núcleo de Acolhimento e Valorização da Educação) está em uma das áreas mais pobres da favela do Capão Redondo. Este projeto agora atende cerca de 50-60 crianças entre 3-11 anos de idade. A maioria dessas crianças são filhos de pais viciados em drogas, negligenciadas em casa, assim como pelo sistema de educação pública. Trabalhamos com estas crianças para desenvolver sentidos humanos básicos, responsabilidade social e cidadania. Nós ajudamos aqueles que estão muito atrasados em leitura e escrita em um programa de reforço na alfabetização, ensinamos arte, cultura global, educação alimentar e consciência ambiental. Com as crianças mais novas, a Access foca na prevenção da violência, para que estas não se tornem alvos fáceis de recrutamento para o crime organizado.
We are still working on developing projects focused on young teenagers in these communities.
In addition to these projects, Access also focuses on providing unbiased information, highlighting the misconceptions surrounding the violent conditions in the city of São Paulo. Our main objective is to empower young people marginalized by recurrent violence. We try to deconstruct social barriers that promote social marginalization, prejudice and economic deprivation.
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